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Board denies foreign‑trained applicant, approves two reinstatements; flags ECFMG change and penalty-bill
Summary
The board declined to recommend licensure for a foreign‑trained applicant who did not meet the state’s equivalent‑training criteria and approved reinstatement for two physicians. Members also discussed an ECFMG policy change affecting Canadian graduates and a pending bill to raise maximum civil penalties.
At its meeting, the Connecticut Medical Examining Board declined to recommend licensure for an applicant who completed multiple fellowships but lacked the two years of ACGME‑accredited postgraduate training or supporting reference letters required under the state’s equivalent‑training regulations.
Celeste All Day of the practitioner licensing section presented the application. Board members raised concerns that the applicant had not completed two years of ACGME‑accredited residency training, was not board certified and had not provided a letter from a senior physician executive as required for an…
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